Episode 4
Recently, the disaster in Zhejiang has attracted widespread attention both inside and outside the imperial court.As a major local official, Hu Zongxian quickly intervened and began to investigate the ins and outs of the incident.However, as the investigation deepened, he found that Yang Jinshui, Zheng Michang, He Maocai and others were difficult to give a clear explanation of the matter, and the situation became extremely complicated.
In order to stabilize the situation, Hu Zongxian took decisive action.He secretly interrogated Ma Ningyuan and others, and after finding out the truth, he made the decision to behead Ma Ningyuan, Chang Boxi, Zhang Zhiliang, and Li Xuan as a warning to others.Although this decisive measure caused quite a shock, it also effectively curbed the further deterioration of the disaster.
Hu Zongxian went to the imperial court again and requested that the plan to convert rice into mulberry be postponed to avoid placing a greater burden on the disaster area.At the same time, he was still carrying Ma Ningyuan's confession, preparing to go to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit and report the matter to Emperor Jiajing in person.
After learning about this, Yan Shifan and Luo Longwen, as well as Yan Maoqing, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, had to report the destruction of embankments and flooding of fields to Yan Song.After Yan Song learned the inside story, he knew that the matter was not trivial, so he decided to go to the palace to meet Emperor Jiajing immediately to discuss countermeasures.
After Emperor Jiajing learned of the incident, he immediately ordered to summon Lu Fang, Yan Song, and Yang Jinshui, Hu Zongxian, Tan Lun and others from King Yu's three parties to secretly inquire about the details.At this time, Yang Jinshui was ordered to go to Beijing, but he was uneasy and didn't know what would happen.
